Amos 1:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they deported an entire population to deliver them over to Edom.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} For three{H7969} transgressions{H6588} of Gaza,{H5804} yea, for four,{H702} I will not turn away{H7725} the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive{H1540} the whole{H8003} people,{H1546} to deliver them up{H5462} to Edom.{H123}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; For three{H7969} transgressions{H6588} of Gaza{H5804}, and for four{H702}, I will not turn away{H7725}{(H8686)} the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive{H1540}{(H8687)} the whole{H8003} captivity{H1546}, to deliver them up{H5462}{(H8687)} to Edom{H123}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus saieth the LORDE: For thre & foure wickednesses of Gaza, I wil not spare her: because they make the presoners yet more captyue, & haue dryuen the in to the lode of Edom.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus sayth the Lorde, For three transgressions of Azzah, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they caried away prisoners the whole captiuitie to shut them vp in Edom.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus sayth the Lorde, For three wickednesses of Azza, and for foure I will not spare her: because they raried away prisoners into captiuitie to shut them vp in Edom.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they carried away captive the whole community, To deliver them up to Edom;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their removing a complete captivity, To deliver up to Edom,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom. [

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they took all the people away prisoners, to give them up to Edom.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    This is what the LORD says:“Because Gaza has committed three crimes– make that four!– I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They deported a whole community and sold them to Edom.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 28:18 : 18 The Philistines also raided towns in the foothills and the Negev of Judah. They captured and settled in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages.
  • Obad 1:11 : 11 On the day you stood aloof, on the day strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them.
  • Amos 1:9 : 9 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they delivered up an entire population to Edom and did not remember their treaty of brotherhood.'
  • Amos 1:11 : 11 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and suppressed compassion. His anger tore continually, and his wrath remained forever.'
  • 1 Sam 6:17 : 17 These are the gold tumors the Philistines sent as a guilt offering to the LORD: one each for Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
  • Jer 47:4-5 : 4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off every survivor who could help Tyre and Sidon. Indeed, the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. 5 Gaza is shaven bare; Ashkelon is silenced. You remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourselves in mourning?
  • Ezek 35:5 : 5 Because you have harbored eternal hostility and delivered the Israelites to the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment,
  • Joel 3:6 : 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own territory.
  • Amos 1:3 : 3 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they threshed Gilead with sharp implements of iron.'
  • Zeph 2:4-7 : 4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will become a ruin. At noon Ashdod will be driven out, and Ekron will be uprooted. 5 Woe to you who live by the sea, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you, and there will be no inhabitants left. 6 The seacoast will become pasturelands, with meadows for shepherds and sheepfolds. 7 The land along the coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will graze. In the evening, they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will care for them and restore their fortunes.
  • Zech 9:5 : 5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great anguish, and Ekron, because its hope will be disappointed. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.
  • Acts 8:26 : 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, 'Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.' (This is a desert road.)
  • Ezek 25:15-16 : 15 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, seeking to destroy Judah with perpetual hostility, 16 therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant living on the coast.
  • 2 Chr 21:16-17 : 16 The Lord stirred up the Philistines and the Arabians who lived near the Cushites against Jehoram. 17 They attacked Judah, invaded it, and carried away all the possessions found in the king's palace, along with his sons and wives. The only son left to him was Jehoahaz, his youngest son.
  • Isa 14:29-31 : 29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistia, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the root of the serpent will emerge a viper, and its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. 30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be slain. 31 Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! All of Philistia is dissolved. For smoke comes from the north, and there is no straggler in its ranks.
  • Jer 47:1 : 1 This is the message of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet regarding the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.

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    7 So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it will consume her palaces.

    8 'I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,' says the Lord GOD.

    9 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they delivered up an entire population to Edom and did not remember their treaty of brotherhood.'

    10 So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it will consume her palaces.

    11 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and suppressed compassion. His anger tore continually, and his wrath remained forever.'

    12 So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.

    13 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.'

    14 So I will set fire to the wall of Rabbah, and it will consume her palaces amid shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.

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    3 'I will cut off the ruler from its midst and kill all its officials with him,' declares the LORD.

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  • Amos 2:1
    75%

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  • Zeph 2:4
    73%

    4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will become a ruin. At noon Ashdod will be driven out, and Ekron will be uprooted.

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    72%

    5 I will break the bars of Damascus, cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-Eden; the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,' says the LORD.

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    18 Then Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.

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    5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great anguish, and Ekron, because its hope will be disappointed. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.

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  • Amos 9:4
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    14 I will take my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to my anger and my wrath. Then they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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    12 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because Edom acted in revenge against the house of Judah and committed great guilt by taking vengeance on them,

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    8 I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord GOD.

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    67%

    18 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I will punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.'

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    4 They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys.

  • Jer 11:11
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    27 Therefore, I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, the God of Hosts is his name.

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